By MONTE DUTTON Tyler Huff and Dominic Roberto (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ In Spartanburg on Nov. 18, the day was as lovely as the place and time made possible, and a horror movie broke out. On Saturday at Paladin Stadium, Wuthering Heights could have been filmed nearby, and Furman played a playoff football game as picturesque …
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Paladins caught in the Ivy
Garrett Hien (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ PRINCETON, N.J. – Furman got an Ivy League education on Saturday afternoon at Jadwin Gynasium. It was unwanted. Matt Allocco hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 4.2 seconds remaining to lift Princeton (8-0) to a 70-69 victory over the Paladins. The Tigers erased an 11-point deficit to snatch the victory. https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ …
Paladins save it for a cloudy day
By MONTE DUTTON Travis Blackshear steps up. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ It’s inevitable. A team in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs must get a seed and a first-round bye. Then once that open week is used, observers wonder if the team will be flat and rusty from inaction. It’s always something. Goodness, gracious. To borrow the …
Paladins to make 1st-time calls on Princeton, Arkansas
Alex Williams (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ A Furman men’s basketball team still finding its identity embarks on its toughest road trip. Win or lose, good or bad, hard lessons are there for the taking in Princeton, N.J., and Fayetteville, Ark. The Princeton Tigers and the Arkansas Razorbacks are both Sweet 16 teams from the most recent …
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Paladins’ playoff foe is familiar
Braden Gilby has played in more games (58) than any player in Furman history . (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Furman-Chattanooga II: The Rematch. The first matchup was decided by three points. The Paladins enjoyed an opening week off as a direct result of their 17-14 victory on the Mocs’ home field on Nov. 4. That victory …
Walters propels Paladin comeback
Kate Johnson (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Furman dominated the fourth quarter as Tate Walters came to the rescue in a 73-66 victory over Gardner-Webb at Paul Porter Arena on Wednesday evening. Walters only scored two points in a first half marred by three fouls, but the redshirt junior scored 13 of her …
Smith leads Furman’s slog past S.C. State
PJay Smith (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ South Carolina State was just what the doctor ordered – the doctor being Bob Richey – for Furman on its return to Timmons Arena on Tuesday night. Led by junior PJay Smith’s 20 points, the Paladins returned from a four-game road trip for a 86-78 victory over the Bulldogs. "We've …
Paladins to face one more shot of Chattanooga
By MONTE DUTTON Matt Sochovka collars Mercer quarterback Carter Peevy. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Surely Saturday’s game between Furman and Chattanooga will not be as, uh, nettlesome as the first one. A lot went wrong that turned out to be so right. The Paladins’ 17-14 victory, at Max Finley Stadium on Nov. 4, was the season’s …
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Blazers track Furman’s trail
J.P. Pegues had eight assists. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – UAB slipped free of Furman at the end of both halves, and the rallies made a difference in the Blazers’ 92-86 victory over the Paladins on Saturday night. UAB is one of those schools that requests it be referred to by an initialism, but …
Sometimes it ain’t your day
By MONTE DUTTON Looking at a long day (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Many years ago, I had been at a (then) Busch Series race at (then) Lowe’s Motor Speedway, and my wise colleague Jim McLaurin and I returned to our lodging in time to see the end of the Furman-Appalachian State game on television. That day …
